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Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
2 weeks agoResearch says growing up lower-middle class in the 1960s and 70s created some of the most resourceful problem-solvers alive today - people who learned to fix, repurpose, and make do before making do was rebranded as sustainable living and started appearing in lifestyle magazines - Silicon Canals
Growing up with constraints fosters problem-solving skills and self-efficacy through mastery experiences, leading to a unique intelligence in overcoming challenges.
Higher education
fromFortune
4 weeks agoFormer Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing-he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class | Fortune
College education serves as a wealth equalizer and essential pathway to success, developing complete professionals equipped for career advancement despite AI disruption.
Relationships
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago9 things lower-middle-class families did in the 1970s and 80s that cost nothing but created bonds wealthy families genuinely can't buy - Silicon Canals
Working-class families in the 1970s-80s built unbreakable bonds through shared necessity and limited resources rather than planned activities or money.
UK news
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago9 things lower middle class boomers sacrificed without a word so their kids could have a middle class childhood, and their kids have no idea it cost them everything - Silicon Canals
Lower-middle-class parents sacrificed personal comforts and savings for decades, prioritizing children's opportunities over vacations, new cars, or financial security.
fromSilicon Canals
2 months ago8 things lower middle class Boomers sacrificed that their adult children will never fully comprehend-because they were never supposed to know - Silicon Canals
Growing up, I remember my father coming home from the factory, his hands stained with machine oil that never quite washed off. He'd sit at our kitchen table, carefully counting out bills for the week ahead. Years later, when I asked him about those days, he just smiled and said, "You kids had everything you needed."
Parenting
fromFortune
2 months agoTony Robbins went from being a janitor making $40 a week to a billionaire-now he's sharing the 3 success skills Gen Z needs in today's job market | Fortune
Long before he became a self-made billionaire, best-selling author, and one of the world's most recognizable motivational speakers, Robbins was a janitor making just $40 a week with no plans to go to college and little clarity about his future. By his early 20s, he was scrambling for opportunity-studying successful people obsessively, seeking mentors, and testing ideas in real time. By 24, he had made his first million as a motivator.
Business
Real estate
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago9 things that were standard middle class in 1985 that are now luxury items, and most boomers haven't fully processed that the life they considered normal is now aspirational - Silicon Canals
The middle-class standard of living from 1985—including affordable homeownership on a single income—has become attainable primarily by the upper-middle class today.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months agoOpinion: My parents thought we had made it. Now we carry papers
Federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota has created pervasive fear and behavioral changes among communities of color, prompting precautions like carrying passports and avoiding public interactions.
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